Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music

by Scott Edgar

Overview

Music educators are in a prime position to help students become socially and emotionally competent while at the same time develop excellent musicianship. For every child to be successful in the music classroom, teachers need to be aware of the whole student. How do music educators create success when students every day struggle with social awareness, bullying, communication, problem solving, and other challenges? This pioneering book by Scott Edgar addresses how music educators can utilize Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to maximize learning in the choral, instrumental, and general music classroom at all levels, and at the same time support a student's social and emotional growth. Foreword by Tim Lautzenheiser.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781622774692
Publisher:	G I A Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	209
Sales rank:	526,264
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Scott Edgar is Assistant Professor of Music, Music Education Chair, and Director of Bands at Lake Forest College. He received his PhD in Music Education from the University of Michigan, his Master’s degree in Education from the University of Dayton, and his Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from Bowling Green State University. His previous teaching experience in higher education includes work at the University of Michigan, Adrian College in Adrian, MI, and Concordia College in Ann Arbor, MI. Prior to his work in higher education he was the band director at Carroll High School in Dayton, OH for seven years and he has taught instrumental music in Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois. He is an active clinician and adjudicator in the Midwest for both concert band and marching band, and regularly presents at professional development and research conferences on music education topics, social emotional learning, and music teacher assessment. Dr. Edgar is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the American Educational Research Association, the College Music Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity, and Kappa Kappa Psi Band fraternity. He lives in Lake Forest with his wife Steph, their son Nathan, their golden retriever, Ella, and their three cats, Stanzi, Elsa, and Wolfie.